Explore Bahrain in Asia - Bahrain Tourism Info
Description and Basic Information
Bahrain with its capital Manama is located in Asia (Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf). It covers some 666 square kilometres (3.5 times the size of Washington, DC) with 718,000 citizens. Arabic, English, Persian and Urdu are the languages commonly used by the people in Bahrain (consider regional differences).
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The Kingdom of Bahrain is a Middle Eastern archipelago in the Persian Gulf, tucked into a pocket of the sea flanked by Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The best time to visit Bahrain is November-March, with October & April being just bearable. Be sure to take along a sweater during December-March as evenings can be cool. Bahrain has history dating back 5000 years, from the ancient Dilmun period through the Islamic era. The country offers three forts which have been meticulously restored and opened to the public, although a lack of signs and general promotion by the country's tourist industry sometimes makes finding these sites difficult. The Qala'at al-Bahrain (Bahrain Fort) is sightseeing must and located off the northern shore, five to ten minute drive away from Manama city. Do not travel to Bahrain during the annual F1 race in April if looking for reasonable prices, as hotels will quadruple their rates.
Pictures from Manama (Capital) 
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About Bahrain
The landscape features mostly low desert plain rising gently to low central escarpment. The average density of population is about 1,079 per km². The climate in can be described as arid with mild, pleasant winters, very hot, humid summers. Potential threats by nature are periodic droughts or dust storms.
To reach someone in Bahrain dial +973 prior to a number. There are 238,400 installed telephones. And there are 1,578,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 MHz and 3G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".bh". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz.
The country consists of 5 regions/states which are listed below.
Regions/States of Bahrain
Bahrain Tourism Information
Unesco World Heritage Properties
Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun
Qal’at al-Bahrain is a typical tell – an artificial mound created by many successive layers of human occupation. The strata of the 300 × 600 m tell testify to continuous human...
Demographic Information
Age Distribution in Bahrain
Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.
Birthrate
The number of people born in Bahrain has declined over the last 10 years by 3.3 births per thousand from 20.1 in 2001 to 16.8 in 2010. Currently, 12,406 children are born each year.
Natural Deathrate
The number of people naturally dying in Bahrain has rised over the last 10 years by 0.5 deaths per thousand from 3.9 in 2001 to 4.4 in 2010. Currently, 3,225 people die each year.
Natural Population Growth
Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Bahrain is growing at an rate of 1.24% (or by 9,181 citizens). Each year 0 people enter this country (or 0.00 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 1.24%. Or an total increase of 9,181 citizens.
Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.
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